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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc, Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Adam Friedrich, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
Mark Weiman, Coatesville, PA (US);
Matthew Bechtel, Norristown, PA (US);
Varun Ponmudi, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Daniel Wolfe, Hatfield, PA (US);
Hilliary Adams, Conshohocken, PA (US);
John Matthews, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical retractors and methods thereof for retracting body tissue in a therapeutic procedure. The surgical retractor may include retractor blades have openings or channels configured to receive bone pins while maintaining accessibility and visibility of the operative window.